On March 25, the sixteenth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Ukraine Donor Platform took place. Representatives of the Government of Ukraine, G7 countries, the European Union, and international financial institutions held the event in Kyiv. Participants included Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko, Co-Chair of the Platform from Ukraine; Minister of Finance Sergii…
New car sales in the European Union showed a modest recovery in February, rising by 1.4%, to a total of 865,437 units compared with the same month last year. This follows a 3.9% drop in January, signaling a slight rebound in the market. In Bulgaria, the increase was far more pronounced, with new registrations climbing…
Estonia’s 2025 budget deficit of 1.2% and debt level of 24.1% are both very strong results compared with the EU average, economist Raul Eamets has said. Were the strong figures the result of good planning or public sector savings? “Unfortunately, it was not that simple. In general, we know that rising prices are negative for…
876.5 million UAH – that’s how much was collected from the budget thanks to the new automated tax debt collection system. This was reported on her Facebook page by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh. The system started operating in August 2025. During this time, funds were written off from more…
Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Olga Zykova and Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management Yuriy Butsa met with representatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The meeting was attended, in particular, by EIB Global Deputy Director General Lionel Rapaille and Head of the Regional Hub for Eastern Europe Kristina Mikulova. The parties discussed the…
Bulgaria saw a sharp rise in labor costs at the close of 2025, with total employer expenses per hour worked increasing by 13.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to preliminary figures from the National Statistical Institute. The rise was more pronounced in the services sector, which…
Self-driving vehicles on Slovak roads will soon move from vision to reality. The first test cars are expected to take to the roads this spring. Initially, they will operate in Bratislava, with plans to expand to Kosice and the High Tatras. The project is led by DiusAI, a Slovak tech company founded by the influential…